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Meaning of within an inch of one's life | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

/wɪðˌɪn ən ˈɪntʃ əv wʌnz ˈlaɪf/

Definitions

To a point where one is at great risk of death; or (figuratively, hyperbolic) of severe danger or trouble.
Almost as much as possible; to an extreme extent.
excessive, figuratively

Examples

“Every drawer had the names of the tools inside written on the front. There were also several parts lockers; they too were labeled and organized within an inch of their lives.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

within an inch of one's skin within call within cry within living memory within one sigma within one's means